You’re surrounded by flowers and fountains. Coming from the sprawling grit of Victoria Street, it’s as unexpected as walking through the looking glass.

Part of the luxury Taj group of hotels, you can be sure the recently launched summer barbecue here is no ordinary affair, even if it features â as it does the evening we visit â bangers, burgers and baked potatoes.

Sadly, we’ve missed the seafood feast on a Friday and the barbecue from Michelin-starred Quilon on a Wednesday but the sun is shining and the fragrant, grilled food is piling up on the table in front of us so we ain’t complaining.

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Our fellow diners are almost entirely wealthy tourists but we don’t hold that against them.

Chicken sausages and beef sausages are comprehensively cremated but then I like that in a sausage; then burgers, legs of chicken, spiced chicken breasts, lamb chops â plate after plate of the stuff, as much as you can eat.

Salads may not be the most exciting things in the world, and there’s a heavy hand with the mayo; puds are of the basic chocolate mousse, fruit tartlet variety.

We’re tempted to test their tolerance levels â well, we are paying Â£25 a head â but after three rounds we’re flagging badly. Not cheap and something of a curiosity but if you’re a meat freak, this is heaven.